Ovechkin to miss game in Philly

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals captain and leading scorer, will miss Friday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers with an upper body injury, sustained Monday night in the 3-2 loss to Vancouver. Ovechkin skated in conditioning drills with John Erskine, on the LTIR, and team trainers Thursday in lieu of practice and will be held out at least one game.

The team did not disclose the exact nature of the injury, but head coach Adam Oates did confirm in his remarks to media following Thursday’s practice that Ovechkin sustained the injury when he was tripped in the first period on the play leading to the penalty shot, which Ovechkin missed.

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Dave Nichols is Editor-in-Chief of District Sports Page. He is credentialed to cover the Washington Nationals, Capitals, Wizards and Mystics. Dave also covers national college football and basketball and Major League Soccer for Associated Press and is a copy editor for the Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, WA. He spent four years in radio covering the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Redskins and the University of Maryland football and basketball teams. Dave is a life-long D.C. sports fan and attended his first pro game in 1974 — the Caps’ second game in existence. You can follow him on Twitter @DaveNicholsDSP

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